🌱 Patch AM: Canton Police Explain How They Use License Plate Reader Technology

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In today's newsletter:

• How Canton police say license plate readers are protecting the community
• Canton resident's $40,000 bank loss sparks Westwood police investigation
• Why another major federal murder case leads back to Canton

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. shower possible, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Canton Police Explain How They Use License Plate Reader Technology (patch.com) — Canton residents are getting a closer look at how local police use automated license plate readers to support investigations and public safety. Chief Michael Daniels says the Flock Safety system has already helped solve a significant property damage case and locate a vulnerable missing person, while stressing that access is tightly controlled, logged, and limited to legitimate law enforcement purposes.
   

• Police Log: Driver and Passenger Extricated after Crash, Resident Reports Assault in Friend's Home, Vehicle Break-Ins (town.news) — A Canton resident reported that $40,000 was taken through four unauthorized withdrawals from a Rockland Trust account opened on University Avenue in Westwood, prompting a local police investigation. The same weekly Westwood police log details several other incidents, including vehicle break-ins, shoplifting, and a serious crash requiring extrication and OUI charges.
   

• Matthew Farwell Defense Says Sandra Birchmore Died by Suicide (lamag.com) — Canton residents are again seeing their town named in a high‑profile death investigation, as federal prosecutors prepare to argue that former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell murdered Sandra Birchmore and staged her death as a suicide. The case, linked in public attention to the Karen Read investigation, centers on events in 2021 and is headed to trial in October.
   

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Wednesday August 19
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  Canton Public Library Children's Room Tables , 786 Washingto
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Thursday August 20
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  Canton Public Library Community Room , 786 Washington St., Canton
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Friday August 21
• My First Storytime
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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• ESOL Conversation Group - Mollie
  Stoughton Public Library Conference Room
  10:00 am
• Together Tales with Ms. Gloria
  Morrill Memorial Library Off Site , 33 Walpole St., Norwood, MA\
  10:00 am
• Wiggle Waggles
  Turner Free Library 2 North Main Street, Randolph, MA, 02368, US
  11:00 am
• Community Connections @ the Library
  Morrill Memorial Library Simoni Room , 33 Walpole St., Norwood
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Norwood

• REVIEW: Joanna Connor 'Live On 11/11' (americanahighways.org)
• High school football 2026 schedule and results for MetroWest (metrowestdailynews.com)
• What's in store for Tuesday's primaries (newsnationnow.com)

Quincy

• Police Probing North Quincy Crash (thequincysun.com)
• Most likely surprise team in South Shore football? Coaches tell us (patriotledger.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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